Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — May 5, 2025 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated May 5, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

67 clues13×13 grid32 across · 35 down
1P
2A
3I
4R
5B
6O
7A
8P
9O
10D
11T
O
D
O
12A
L
I
13E
P
I
14A
L
E
C
15L
A
D
16R
E
A
P
17K
18I
D
19B
E
L
L
S
20A
21N
22G
E
R
23U
M
A
24A
O
R
T
A
25R
I
C
26H
27A
N
I
28C
29A
N
30H
O
31S
32T
33O
D
34D
35I
T
Y
36L
I
E
37E
V
A
N
38H
E
R
D
39N
40O
S
Y
41R
42E
O
43R
I
R
I
44U
45N
I
V
E
46R
47S
48E
49O
N
E
G
50S
O
L
E
51A
T
L
52M
O
O
N
53E
R
E
54G
E
L

Clues & Answers

Across

1ASet of socks, sayPAIR
5A___ constrictor (big snake)BOA
8AEdamame coverPOD
11A___ list (list of errands): Hyph.TODO
12AMahershala of "Leave the World Behind"ALI
13APrefix with "dermis" for the outer layer of the skinEPI
14AActor ___ Baldwin from "The Departed"ALEC
15AYoung Scottish fellowLAD
16A"You ___ what you sow"REAP
17AMinor role?KID
19A"Jingle ___," iconic Christmas carol that was the first song played on musical instruments in space by Gemini 6 astronauts in 1965BELLS
20A"Inside Out" emotion who may get very furiousANGER
23AActress ___ Thurman of "Chambers"UMA
24ABody's main blood vesselAORTA
25ARichie ___ (comic book character)RICH
27AYoung Darth Vader's nicknameANI
28ATuna holderCAN
30AHead of the party?HOST
33A"Space ___," David Bowie song that was performed in space by astronaut Chris Hadfield aboard the ISSODDITY
36AMake up an alibiLIE
37AActress Rachel WoodEVAN
38AGroup of grazing animalsHERD
39AToo inquisitive, as a neighborNOSY
41ARock music's ___ SpeedwagonREO
43A"Umbrella" singer Rihanna, to her fansRIRI
44A"Across the ___," song by the Beatles that was beamed by NASA into deep spaceUNIVERSE
49AUniversal donor's blood type, for shortONEG
50AShoe bottomSOLE
51AGeorgia's capital, for shortATL
52A"Fly Me to the ___," Frank Sinatra melody that was closely associated with NASA's Apollo space programMOON
53A"Before," in poetic verseERE
54AMohawk stiffenerGEL

Down

1DGroup that meets in schools: Abbr.PTA
2D"You've got mail" companyAOL
3DChemical suffix with "chlor" or "fluor"IDE
4D"___ Man," Elton John number that is a popular wake-up song aboard the International Space StationROCKET
5DLike The Rock or Vin Diesel, hair-wiseBALD
6DSuffix with "Cray" or "Motor"OLA
7DFirst ___ (emergency treatment)AID
8D"Slippery" part of a bananaPEEL
9DMilky-white gemOPAL
10DGuacamole and salsa, for twoDIPS
16D"___ for the Stars," track by will.i.am that was the first song to be broadcast to Earth from another planetREACH
18DShakespearean actor ___ AldridgeIRA
19DWeight-to-height calculation: Abbr.BMI
20DSmall battery sizeAAA
21D"That's a strict ___" (taboo): Hyph.NONO
22DOff the ___ (disconnected from the outside world)GRID
23DOrnamental vesselURN
26DGrunge rock band behind the hit "Miss World"HOLE
28DWindy City rail system (anagram of "cat"): Abbr.CTA
29DAuthor Rand who wrote "Anthem"AYN
31DKnight's title of respectSIR
32DActor ___ Danson of "Cheers"TED
34DInterior ___ (decorator's expertise)DESIGN
35DPoison ___ (plant)IVY
38DWeeder's toolHOE
39DEl ___ (weather phenomenon)NINO
40DCookie in a milkshake, oftenOREO
41DProvoke, with "up" (rhymes with "mile")RILE
42DBiblical apple pickerEVE
43DCD-___ (computer storage format): Abbr.ROM
44DWear and tear, sayUSE
45DNeither's partnerNOR
46DWindow-cleaning cloth, perhapsRAG
47DSault ___. MarieSTE
48DPerpendicular building wing, in architectureELL
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.